After hearing these songs, I'd like to cheer myself up by reminding myself that 1990 also gave us gems like Man in the Box, Cowboys From Hell, Painkiller and Holy Wars just to name a few.
Me: "Crash just posted a video! Imma send to my friends back at Church for music discussion from yesteryear!" Crash: 1:03:00 Me: "What do you mean I'm not allowed at Church anymore?!"
regarding *cherry pie* ... i heard the _woosh_ rush past as he failed to realize that *to pop a 🍒* was a common and vulgar way to refer to a person's first intimate experience (since bleeding can happen)... there was a fixation at the time with young women, and I always understood the reference to mean that they liked young girls (in the vein of Kiss's *christine sixteen* for example). But hey, i guess that would've gotten you kicked out of church just as quickly 🤣🤷♂️ . Also I think me meant "sociological" instead of "archeological" at the beginning, but hey -- archeology rocks too 🤘
This period between hair metal and grunge is kinda like that period between Elvis joining the army and The Beatles visiting the U.S. for the first time.
The lead singer, who wrote Cherry Pie, apparently hated it as much as the next guy. He absolutely detested that it was his legacy and that he became "the Cherry Pie guy", cause it wasn't initially his idea. Some producer wanted a hit and Cherry Pie was just the first thing that he came up with. It's kinda sad, cause he later said: "I could shoot myself in the head for writing that damn song".
Hell, even Warrant themselves hated Cherry Pie. It was a last minute inclusion on the album at the behest of the record company. The record was finished and ready to go when the execs claimed it didn't have a lead single and told the band to write something upbeat and sexy that would get played on MTV. Hence half-assing the lyrics on a pizza box. It was a hack job meant solely to appease the labels. That it went on to such big chart success would become the bane of the group's existence. In Jani Lane's own words, "I could shoot myself in the head for writing that song."
”The album was supposed to be called Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” That interview was a dark piece of television and it wouldn’t be too long until he was found dead in his hotel room.
@@Beaglegirl19 No I agree with you I hate all the pop and rap which has dominated music now :/ I only listen to underground bands and the classics nowadays.
Nelson, just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. “This is something Katy Perry would write” Me, Who has listened to Katy Perry for a decade: Nah, I don’t think s- “Nah, even she has more dignity, this is more like Lucas Graham...” Me: Now we’re going... “Or Lewis Capaldi” Me: YES. IT SO IS.
Still after all this crap, the year 1990 did give us Rust in Peace, Ritual de lo Habitual, Cowboys from Hell and Facelift. So i just cannot think it's one of the worst years in music.
To be fair, Bryan Adams recorded a cover of Young Lust because he was the guy performing it at the 90's Berlin version of The Wall. Which leads to a bigger question: Roger, why did you pick Bryan Adams?
Honestly Crash, your description of “Cherry Pie” just gave me a new level of appreciation for the song. An ironic appreciation, but an appreciation nonetheless. Also, ZZ Top’s “Doubleback” holds a special place in my heart as the first ZZ Top song I ever heard. Yes, entirely because of BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III. As far back as I can remember, I’ve always loved the BACK TO THE FUTURE movies. In any case, I loved the video! (EDIT: This video did ruin “Cherry Pie” for my Older Sister, To The Point where she now calls it “Period Song”.)
If it's any reassurance, I remember reading on a Cracked article that even the lead singer of Warrant hates Cherry Pie and its resounding chart success as well, so you aren't alone. Also, I know about Little Feat thanks to anime, but not through JoJo - it's because the volume 3 DVD for Cromartie High School references one of their album covers.
Uncle Tom's Cabin was supposed be the single. (Which is way better btw) The record was already done. Then the label said "I need you to give me a song like 'Love In an Elevator' ". Jani wrote in 15 min. Cherry Pie became his legacy and "I could shoot myself, for writing that fucking song".
@Cory Thompson Do....Do you know what these ( " " ) are? Normally I would ask if your parents know you're online but you look old enough to be my dad. You need to buy reader's man. I know, getting old sucks. It's all good.
@Cory Thompson Awe come on now dude, don't be like that. That's a Classic Internet joke. Dont be taking it so personally, b. I ain't even know your parents. Also, it's not structurally correct. But I wrote down Jani and, immediately followed it with a quote. It's not that hard to tell whose words are from who.
Oh, I was saying "Nelson, Nelson. Where is Nelson?" Through the whole video. It is sad about Cherry Pie though. Yes, every word he said was correct. He really was pressured to write a song that record executives thought would be a hit. He actually really hated that song and struggled with depression the rest of his life because of it.
The song is about doing it with a young woman during...erm... that time of the month if you will 🤢 Despite the questionable subject matter the song still rocks
I'm very young (born in 2003) so I never listened to a song of theirs, but all I know is my mom got to see them live, and apparently they sucked so much live that she was never able to listen to them ever again.
I often feel sorry for the severely overlooked Grebo genre. Starting out in the late 80's the sound was incredible, a punky, dirty style that wouldn't look out of place on a Wax Trax roster. More than anything else it was a DIY sound that although alternative was very fun. Bands like Pop Will Eat Itself, Jesus Jones, Gaye Bykers On Acid and The Wonder Stuff were really making waves in the rock genre, then grunge came along in 91' and killed it almost stone dead. :/
There were a bunch of weird little subgenres and scenes which people often forget which flourished in the no man's land between the high '80s and the dual asteroid impacts of grunge and Britpop in the '90s. A lot of them had really silly or bizarre names-I think "the scene with no name" came out of this period-and didn't really sound like very much that came before or happened afterward. This was also the period in which a lot of trends which would get really big in underground music but never really burst into the mainstream began to coalesce: Post-rock, emo, black metal, various strains of hardcore. Just a strange time in popular music, but especially guitar music.
Ok. People in my audience and people who know me personally know that for a guy in his 20's, I'm kind of a hair metal junkie. One of my most popular videos is about bands of the genre that came out with albums around this time that went nowhere. I even made a countdown about a very niche band most people would view as C or D tier for the 4th of July (Danger Danger). I was a MAJOR stan for the shit when I was in high school, and it's still stuff I dig. Pretty much all the hair bands mentioned in this video are bands I'll come to bat for (with the exception of Bonham, never really cared for them as much). That said, I don't disagree that the choice songs here aren't their best material. Warrant have great material on their first 3 albums. I don't even dislike "Cherry Pie", but pretty much everything else on that album blows it out the water (R.I.P. to Jani Lane). It really is a testament to what happens when major labels have too much influence over you. Enuff Znuff I don't think are horrible either, their guitarist was pretty cool (R.I.P. to him too), though I agree the singer's voice was my least favorite aspect of the band. Nelson... eh, I always found them to be ok, but not breathtaking. Same with 80's Kiss (though Creatures of the Night is my favorite album of theirs). You had Cinderella in your honorable mentions, I never liked their third album because it was way too stripped down compared to the first two, and that's similar to how I feel about Faster Pussycat as well. I'm perfectly ok with people not liking hair metal, but I feel a lot of the time the hate gets a bit overblown. I hope I'm not sounding too fanboyish at all, as I did enjoy this video. P.S. Poison? No U.
Considering the style of Hair Metal being released around this time, the genre should've had a subgenre named Hair Pop. I know, very easy joke, but it's kinda true.
McDonald's is a place to rock. It is a restaurant where they buy food to eat. It is a good place to listen to the music. People flock from all over to get down to the rock music.
At least Bryan Adams was covering Young Lust as part of Roger Waters’ staging of The Wall in Berlin. I couldn’t forgive him if he had just covered it for his own record.
Crash you sure lost some weight! Love your videos bro, been watching since your GDR series. It got me through really tough times and I'm happy to see you're looking well. Again love the vids, keep on rocking in the free world!
I always felt like cherry pie's lyrics were that graphic on purpose. "popping the cherry" is associated with bloodshed because guys apparently don't know how to not rupture the hymen, so I took it as him fetishising that he took someones virginity. and I fidn that really creepy. so glad to know someone else hates it too
Something I wonder is how in the hell did Cherry Pie in spite of its lyrics ended up becoming a stripper Anthem. But then again, Buckcherry are the patron saints of making music for strippers.
To be honest, that was one of the least charitable descriptions of cherry pie I've ever heard. Lol. Like, yeah, cherry pie is red and full of goop, but unlike what you're describing it as, it...you know...tastes good? I'm sorry, but if you make a cherry pie right, it's not just going to collapse into a soggy red mess. And even if it does, it still tastes like cherries. TL;DR: I get where you were coming from, and it IS a terrible metaphor for pussy, but don't insult cherry pie like that. Lol
This is how I feel about the Hot Country Songs charts. Look at one from like 1994, a time when I was listening to country radio literally every day, and I'm like "...I don't remember ANY of this."
Hell I tried to listen to Country of the 1990's, it was really forgettable, I mean the 1980's weren't that much better, but at least the early 80's had somewhat remember songs.
“Because people, the first half of this video, that was the main course. But this, our number one?” *Holds up a cherry pie* Me: AWWWWW SHIT HERE WE TO!!!!!!!
Nah Poison was fun and awesome. You’re just dead inside. Also check their writing credits. For better or worse it was 4 guys in the band credited for every song. I can’t think of any other bands that can say that.
That "YEAH" at the beginning of that Kings of the Sun song just feels like the music equivalent of how my Sydney Swans played last year. Man I love me some Aussie Rules Football, and you obviously know that I love me some AC/DC.
I thought Cherry Pie was stupid when I was a wee child and thought it was literally about pie. Then I got older and realized it was somehow even stupider.
When you were doing your preambles before your number one pick, I had a feeling that it would either be “Cherry Pie” or “More Than Words” by Extreme. I’m glad you left Extreme off the list cause it’s one of my guilty pleasures.
More Than Words was Extreme’s Cherry Pie. They weren’t thrilled that was their hit. Pornografitti was a damn good album. I have the same feeling for it as I do for Love Is A Battlefield. Hate the song but I love the album it’s on.
Wasn't expecting how... nasty that last one was. I'm more or less used to songs about sex, so that part wasn't bothering me aside from the questionable places the act was happening in. But then Crash started to describe why the song was called Cherry Pie. Yikes.
That Strong Bad comment had me laughing out loud and I didn't even realize it. Good job, my friend, and good video! Also, as a big AFI fan, yay for having the Sing the Sorrow cover on your backdrop. And, Great Job! for all the Tim & Eric references.
I'm not a Cherry Pie defender, but it do find it funny that you're declaring the hideousness of the period sex imagery while wearing a RHCP pin. Purple Stain at least MEANT to do it, I guess.
Alternative had already been making its way in since at least '87 when REM, Cure, New Order had their first big hits. 1990, aside from Depeche Mode (though they're only borderline rock), Faith No More and Jane's Addiction was a bit of a slight lull before the big shift of 1991.
15:00 I figured out whats going on with this "Yeeeeeeaaaaaa!?" They were in the lead singers mom's basement starting a recording. The mom yelled the singers name and he replied "YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAA!?" It sounded kind of funny on the tape so they decided to keep it.
If anything has come close to replacing rock in terms of mainstream popularity, it's definitely hip hop, or at least this current wave of hip hop. I can throw a rock anywhere on my college campus and hit someone who's bumping to whatever fifteen-minutes-of-fame rapper that the trap scene has shat out.
On the topic of great '90s rock and metal releases, people have already brought up Goo, Facelift, Painkiller, Cowboys from Hell and Time's Up, but we also got Fugazi's Repeater, Spacemen 3's Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs To, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' The Good Son, Entombed's Left Hand Path, Ride's Nowhere, Blasphemy's Fallen Angel of Doom...., Pixies' Bossanova, Galaxie 500's This is Our Music, Deicide's self-titled, The Flaming Lips' In a Priest-Driven Ambulance-like, some of these are far from perfect but they're all good at a minimum and some of them are frickin' amazing.
I only know about two of these songs because they were featured on some of those really bad VH1 top 100 lists from back in the day. Actually, here's a good idea for a future livestream: doing a rundown of VH1's Top 100 Hard Rock Songs. There are some pretty questionable picks and placements on there (especially in the bottom rungs), and watching a bunch of rock stars and comedians trying to talk up some of the more forgettable candidates would be adorable if it wasn't so embarrassing.
1990 was a black hole for music, sandwiched between a decent year and one of the biggest years for music ever. At least They Might Be Giants made it through that year with a masterpiece!
“And then all of a sudden, the album’s called 'Cherry Pie,' the record’s called 'Cherry Pie,' I’m doing cherry pie eating contests, the single’s 'Cherry Pie' - right? If I’m lying, I’m dying. And my legacy is 'Cherry Pie,' everything about me is 'Cherry Pie,' I’m the 'Cherry Pie' guy. I could shoot myself in the %#$@ing head for writing that song.” - Jani Lane of Warrant, on Cherry Pie. A couple years later, he checked himself into a San Fernando Valley Comfort Inn and drank himself to death. Cherry Pie killed him.
That interview is really upsetting… you can see the sadness in his eyes. I don’t blame him; Warrant really were trying something on the record Cherry Pie, but it got forced into a mold
TrippWraze he wrote it as a joke because the record company wanted a “Love in an Elevator type song” and it became his entire Identity pretty much. He also said in an interview “I could kill myself for writing that song”
I know, right? But that being said I personally wouldn't go writing a song about it. Well......Wolf Moon is my favorite Type O Negative song so maybe I'm wrong, lol.
After hearing these songs, I'd like to cheer myself up by reminding myself that 1990 also gave us gems like Man in the Box, Cowboys From Hell, Painkiller and Holy Wars just to name a few.
Yeah, no year in unsalvagable and where are plenty of good stuff from 1990. Shame it probably didn't charted
Also one of the best AC/DC albums. Razors Edge was really, really good
Repeater by Fugazi too
Yes, Empire was a great album! Bossanova by Pixies and GodWeenSatan: The Oneness are also bangers from 1990.
Slayer War Ensemble
, Iron Maiden Tailgunner, King Diamond Eye of the Witch still a lot of good stuff in 1990
Me: "Crash just posted a video! Imma send to my friends back at Church for music discussion from yesteryear!"
Crash: 1:03:00
Me: "What do you mean I'm not allowed at Church anymore?!"
👋🏻
regarding *cherry pie* ... i heard the _woosh_ rush past as he failed to realize that *to pop a 🍒* was a common and vulgar way to refer to a person's first intimate experience (since bleeding can happen)... there was a fixation at the time with young women, and I always understood the reference to mean that they liked young girls (in the vein of Kiss's *christine sixteen* for example). But hey, i guess that would've gotten you kicked out of church just as quickly 🤣🤷♂️ . Also I think me meant "sociological" instead of "archeological" at the beginning, but hey -- archeology rocks too 🤘
Joan Jett knocked Dirty Deeds out of the park! I loved it
to paraphrase Frank Zappa: Rock is not dead, it just smells funny.
It needs to take a shower
With some shampoo and a bottle of Whiskey 🥃 to mix
Kiss me where it smells funny.
@@NicklasZandeVGCP2001 at least buy her dinner first
Rock hasn't showered for years
Kings of the Sun guy: YEAH!!
Scott Stapp: SEX!!!
Skyler River *SNACKS!!!*
@@GarfieldthaGreat672 *SOCKS!*
SAYEX!
Rick Flare: WOOO!
SEEEEEX!!!
This period between hair metal and grunge is kinda like that period between Elvis joining the army and The Beatles visiting the U.S. for the first time.
So 59-63? Death of doo wop and old rockabilly tunes
Why I read Elvis and thought of Costello?
But worse, at least that era had girl groups, surf or other guitar instrumentals, and early motown. sam cooke.
Or skip grunge (especially Nirvana) and hit up the doom and death metal scene that was just about to explode.
That’s pretty spot on. Awesome observation.
46:05 “I can't help but feel like Fall Out Boy stole some inspiration from this"
by Fall Out Boy
I genuinely would not be surprised if Fall Out Boy used that as a song title
Chocolatezeus Productions ... by Fall Out Boy
JetsetTwistr Lmao... by Fall Out Boy (nah, they’d probably put some random smartass phrase in parentheses next to it) ... by Fall Out Boy
by Fall Out Boy
The lead singer, who wrote Cherry Pie, apparently hated it as much as the next guy. He absolutely detested that it was his legacy and that he became "the Cherry Pie guy", cause it wasn't initially his idea. Some producer wanted a hit and Cherry Pie was just the first thing that he came up with. It's kinda sad, cause he later said: "I could shoot myself in the head for writing that damn song".
And sadly, it eventually led to him eventually killing himself through intentional alcohol poisoning. Makes the song much more upsetting knowing that.
That’s really just speculation
@@billiejoeeyelash Jesus… that’s just sad.
@@billiejoeeyelash I wouldn't consider it killing oneself to drink alcohol, that's just substance abuse that went too far
Who is this groomer
Hell, even Warrant themselves hated Cherry Pie.
It was a last minute inclusion on the album at the behest of the record company. The record was finished and ready to go when the execs claimed it didn't have a lead single and told the band to write something upbeat and sexy that would get played on MTV. Hence half-assing the lyrics on a pizza box. It was a hack job meant solely to appease the labels. That it went on to such big chart success would become the bane of the group's existence.
In Jani Lane's own words, "I could shoot myself in the head for writing that song."
”The album was supposed to be called Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” That interview was a dark piece of television and it wouldn’t be too long until he was found dead in his hotel room.
That's the worst part of the song to me. It's a really sad story. I was really hoping Crash would talk about that
I actually unironically like the song, not necessarily the lyrics but I like the energy of the song lol.
Exactly but that ass wipe here knows nothing about that and obviously he's the type who likes to shit on hard rock overall.
@Elijah Taylor Fair enough
Swingin' in the Arby's, swingin' by the bridge, swingin' to the mold in the back of my fridge...
They ask you to leave this Arby's sir when those kids are eating their Junior Roast Beef Sandwich.
Hair Metal in 1990 was like Nu Metal in 2004, still around but everyone was admitting that it had become over saturated and annoying.
I would honestly have Hair Metal and Nu Metal back because, of the garbage we have now.
@@Beaglegirl19 No I agree with you I hate all the pop and rap which has dominated music now :/ I only listen to underground bands and the classics nowadays.
I still like nu metal tho
@@pimpbizkit_6911 I do too it's such a broad and fun genre!
Especially on topic of the ... love variety if ya catch my drift ;) ... so good Rock Loves songs here and there from the time
Nelson, just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.
“This is something Katy Perry would write”
Me, Who has listened to Katy Perry for a decade: Nah, I don’t think s-
“Nah, even she has more dignity, this is more like Lucas Graham...”
Me: Now we’re going...
“Or Lewis Capaldi”
Me: YES. IT SO IS.
Lady R Of Rage i was thinking this
But Katy Perry is actively awful though.
krisdaschwab912 Not schmaltzy though.
and IIIIIII tend to close my eyes and hurts sometimes I fall into your AAARRRRMMMMSSS
Oh your still around!
But if they can't write about how rock is dead, how will they avoid their responsibilities as journalists?
“Have you ever heard of Little Feet?”
Me: Only because of the JoJo’s stand.
“If you do know them it’s probably because of JoJo’s”
Oh
My dad was a huge fan of theirs, although not of that period in their work…
Little feat
Crash: *explain cherry pie*
Death metal fan: ...brutal
Still after all this crap, the year 1990 did give us Rust in Peace, Ritual de lo Habitual, Cowboys from Hell and Facelift. So i just cannot think it's one of the worst years in music.
Lauri Saarinen and Judas Priest .. PAIN KILLER
Especially when the 2010s are much worse
goo by sonic youth
Repeater by Fugazi
yea 4 sure it wasn't
To be fair, Bryan Adams recorded a cover of Young Lust because he was the guy performing it at the 90's Berlin version of The Wall.
Which leads to a bigger question: Roger, why did you pick Bryan Adams?
Honestly Crash, your description of “Cherry Pie” just gave me a new level of appreciation for the song. An ironic appreciation, but an appreciation nonetheless.
Also, ZZ Top’s “Doubleback” holds a special place in my heart as the first ZZ Top song I ever heard. Yes, entirely because of BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III. As far back as I can remember, I’ve always loved the BACK TO THE FUTURE movies.
In any case, I loved the video!
(EDIT: This video did ruin “Cherry Pie” for my Older Sister, To The Point where she now calls it “Period Song”.)
I cannot unsee Cherry Pie now.
I figured it out about 30 seconds after the picture of the cherry pie came up O.O
It should be the new Rick Roll
You watched it! You can't unwatch it!
THE HORROR! Seriously, what is with that creepy ass song.
He just about ruined one of my favorite songs by Warrant for me I think lol
If there's a compilation of best The Rock Critic moments of all time, his description of that number one song must be there at all cost.
If it's any reassurance, I remember reading on a Cracked article that even the lead singer of Warrant hates Cherry Pie and its resounding chart success as well, so you aren't alone.
Also, I know about Little Feat thanks to anime, but not through JoJo - it's because the volume 3 DVD for Cromartie High School references one of their album covers.
Uncle Tom's Cabin was supposed be the single. (Which is way better btw)
The record was already done. Then the label said "I need you to give me a song like 'Love In an Elevator' ". Jani wrote in 15 min. Cherry Pie became his legacy and "I could shoot myself, for writing that fucking song".
That’s cool, but from what I know most people knew it from jojo
@Cory Thompson Do....Do you know what these ( " " ) are? Normally I would ask if your parents know you're online but you look old enough to be my dad. You need to buy reader's man. I know, getting old sucks. It's all good.
@Cory Thompson Awe come on now dude, don't be like that. That's a Classic Internet joke. Dont be taking it so personally, b. I ain't even know your parents. Also, it's not structurally correct. But I wrote down Jani and, immediately followed it with a quote. It's not that hard to tell whose words are from who.
Oh, I was saying "Nelson, Nelson. Where is Nelson?" Through the whole video. It is sad about Cherry Pie though. Yes, every word he said was correct. He really was pressured to write a song that record executives thought would be a hit. He actually really hated that song and struggled with depression the rest of his life because of it.
"CHONKEH!" is one of my new favourite Crashisms.
Nobody:
Not even God himself:
Crash: *M E N S T U R A T I O N*
Y E E A A H ! !
MENCIES!!!
Funny.
The song is about doing it with a young woman during...erm... that time of the month if you will 🤢
Despite the questionable subject matter the song still rocks
Aw. I like the Hooters. :(
"And We Danced" is an eternal bop.
I have their greatest hits album, full of great songs
I think that was an example of "One hit wonders with wtf names" instead of bad bands.
All You Zombies was another great Hooters song.
"Day by Day" was way better
I'm very young (born in 2003) so I never listened to a song of theirs, but all I know is my mom got to see them live, and apparently they sucked so much live that she was never able to listen to them ever again.
I often feel sorry for the severely overlooked Grebo genre. Starting out in the late 80's the sound was incredible, a punky, dirty style that wouldn't look out of place on a Wax Trax roster. More than anything else it was a DIY sound that although alternative was very fun. Bands like Pop Will Eat Itself, Jesus Jones, Gaye Bykers On Acid and The Wonder Stuff were really making waves in the rock genre, then grunge came along in 91' and killed it almost stone dead. :/
There were a bunch of weird little subgenres and scenes which people often forget which flourished in the no man's land between the high '80s and the dual asteroid impacts of grunge and Britpop in the '90s. A lot of them had really silly or bizarre names-I think "the scene with no name" came out of this period-and didn't really sound like very much that came before or happened afterward. This was also the period in which a lot of trends which would get really big in underground music but never really burst into the mainstream began to coalesce: Post-rock, emo, black metal, various strains of hardcore. Just a strange time in popular music, but especially guitar music.
Of all the bands you just listed, I've only heard of Jesus Jones
@@carlycarmine3858 Well then, might I suggest going down a music rabbit hole? You may find something you'll like. :)
I love grunge, but yeah you're kinda right
Does Nitzer Ebb and Front 242 count? I'd say those 2 bands, as well as the aforementioned Pop Will Eat Itself, fall more into the EBM category.
Ok. People in my audience and people who know me personally know that for a guy in his 20's, I'm kind of a hair metal junkie. One of my most popular videos is about bands of the genre that came out with albums around this time that went nowhere. I even made a countdown about a very niche band most people would view as C or D tier for the 4th of July (Danger Danger). I was a MAJOR stan for the shit when I was in high school, and it's still stuff I dig. Pretty much all the hair bands mentioned in this video are bands I'll come to bat for (with the exception of Bonham, never really cared for them as much).
That said, I don't disagree that the choice songs here aren't their best material. Warrant have great material on their first 3 albums. I don't even dislike "Cherry Pie", but pretty much everything else on that album blows it out the water (R.I.P. to Jani Lane). It really is a testament to what happens when major labels have too much influence over you. Enuff Znuff I don't think are horrible either, their guitarist was pretty cool (R.I.P. to him too), though I agree the singer's voice was my least favorite aspect of the band. Nelson... eh, I always found them to be ok, but not breathtaking. Same with 80's Kiss (though Creatures of the Night is my favorite album of theirs). You had Cinderella in your honorable mentions, I never liked their third album because it was way too stripped down compared to the first two, and that's similar to how I feel about Faster Pussycat as well.
I'm perfectly ok with people not liking hair metal, but I feel a lot of the time the hate gets a bit overblown. I hope I'm not sounding too fanboyish at all, as I did enjoy this video.
P.S. Poison? No U.
Thank you man. I agree with you on hair metal but there's something about Kiss that rubs me the wrong way.
Considering the style of Hair Metal being released around this time, the genre should've had a subgenre named Hair Pop. I know, very easy joke, but it's kinda true.
That Nelson comparison to Rod & Todd Flanders was perfect.
Ironic that the band bore a stronger resemblance to the characters Nelson would be likely to beat up
All those Simpson jokes were awesome! Didnt count on Crash referencing the Ned Flanders inspired band
Man, if you hate Kings of the Sun for being a poor-man's AC/DC, you would HATE the band Airbourne
Since Bon Scott died, AC/DC have been the bargain bucket Tribute Band to themselves. There's a queue.
At least we had Facelift by Alice In Chains for 1990
And Time's Up by Living Colour.
...and Pantera's Cowboys From Hell
Don Karnage Oh damn I thought that was ‘91😂
And Rust In Peace
And it took Poison taking them as their opening act during the Swallow this live tour to get them exposed to large audiences and mainstream.
The analogy between good music and fine dining vs popular music and mc Donald's is dead on!
"Red wedding, shark week..." Interesting euphemism ideas.
There was an Alarm tribute band I saw once, called, no kidding, "False Alarm"..!
Gonna talk about Joan Jett and covers and not mention that her biggest hit was a cover
Most of her songs were covers
Joan Jett is the Suzi Quatro of her generation.
And her second biggest hit
McDonald's is a EXCELLENT establishment, how dare you take Grimace's name in vein 😤😤 (Looking amazing btw keep it up)
McDonald's is a place to rock. It is a restaurant where they buy food to eat. It is a good place to listen to the music. People flock from all over to get down to the rock music.
@@grahamkristensen9301
ROCK AND ROLL MCDONALD'S!
ROCK AND ROLL MCDONALD'S!
ROCK AND ROLL MCDONALD'S!
ROCK AND ROLL MCDONALD'S!
Rock over London, rock on Chicago. Wheaties, breakfast of champions.
They turned my 50s rock and roll themed McDonald's into a boring bland souless grey box
The Hooters were mostly Cindy Laupers back up band.
Not to mention they also wrote Joan Osborne's song "One Of Us".
At least Bryan Adams was covering Young Lust as part of Roger Waters’ staging of The Wall in Berlin. I couldn’t forgive him if he had just covered it for his own record.
The darkness writes better glam rock than a lot of the bands in the era.
Dude, you're so underrated, and your knowledge of Rock is incredible. Keep up the awesome work Crash!
i chose not to be born until january 1991 because the music of 1990 was just that repugnant.
I was born in December 1989. Just in time lol.
This is the longest and most elaborate promotion for tampons I've ever seen!
New Crash video and the launch of Disney+ in the same day, hell yeah
@JT LovesCodeLyoko I was watching A Goofy Movie and Simpsons
13:23
Cherry Pie is gonna be on there isn't it?
Yep. Cannot unsee.
Crash you sure lost some weight! Love your videos bro, been watching since your GDR series. It got me through really tough times and I'm happy to see you're looking well. Again love the vids, keep on rocking in the free world!
I always felt like cherry pie's lyrics were that graphic on purpose. "popping the cherry" is associated with bloodshed because guys apparently don't know how to not rupture the hymen, so I took it as him fetishising that he took someones virginity. and I fidn that really creepy. so glad to know someone else hates it too
Hey punk minded... didn't expect to see you in the comments section. Your content Is great man. Keep up the great work!
Something I wonder is how in the hell did Cherry Pie in spite of its lyrics ended up becoming a stripper Anthem. But then again, Buckcherry are the patron saints of making music for strippers.
To be honest, that was one of the least charitable descriptions of cherry pie I've ever heard. Lol.
Like, yeah, cherry pie is red and full of goop, but unlike what you're describing it as, it...you know...tastes good? I'm sorry, but if you make a cherry pie right, it's not just going to collapse into a soggy red mess. And even if it does, it still tastes like cherries.
TL;DR: I get where you were coming from, and it IS a terrible metaphor for pussy, but don't insult cherry pie like that. Lol
It's a better metaphor for pussy than swinging is for sex
@Elijah Taylor ...you know, I'm a critic too, so you might want to watch what you say. :P
I think it's a song about having sex with a woman who is... having that time of the month if you know what I'm getting at
You made my day! Cracking up and enjoying your channel!!
Thanks crash, you have ruined cherry pie forever.... the song and the food
This is how I feel about the Hot Country Songs charts. Look at one from like 1994, a time when I was listening to country radio literally every day, and I'm like "...I don't remember ANY of this."
Hell I tried to listen to Country of the 1990's, it was really forgettable, I mean the 1980's weren't that much better, but at least the early 80's had somewhat remember songs.
Great video Crash. Hope you do more worst rock songs of different years
“Because people, the first half of this video, that was the main course. But this, our number one?”
*Holds up a cherry pie*
Me: AWWWWW SHIT HERE WE TO!!!!!!!
"Poison sucks" you are being way to nice.
I may have bad tastes, but I have a soft spot for "Nothin' But A Good Time".
@@Flamestar320 Liking Poison and liking a song by Poison are different thinks. That being said, you have bad taste (I kid).
Nah Poison was fun and awesome. You’re just dead inside. Also check their writing credits. For better or worse it was 4 guys in the band credited for every song. I can’t think of any other bands that can say that.
That "YEAH" at the beginning of that Kings of the Sun song just feels like the music equivalent of how my Sydney Swans played last year. Man I love me some Aussie Rules Football, and you obviously know that I love me some AC/DC.
I thought Cherry Pie was stupid when I was a wee child and thought it was literally about pie.
Then I got older and realized it was somehow even stupider.
OML, I 100% agree with the whole "The modern charts is like McDonalds" statement! I just subscribed!
I swear I thought "Forever" was going to be the Kiss song on this list. I'm stunned... and happy. I love "Forever".
the "mcdonalds principle" is probably my favorite concept you've ever introduced me to lol
At least 1990 gave us Facelift, which is one of my fave AIC albums lmao
Well done again my man. Great video. The time spent making videos like these really shows, and is highly entertaining.
I can't help feel like Bonham song would fit over that bit of Twilight!
This video is so damn good. Thoughtful and thorough, and I can say this with the utmost certainty, as I was alive to witness all of this.
Somewhere around 1:03:10 I thought his mother was going to knock on the door and saying "is everything okay in there?"
Well done, Crash. I enjoyed every minute of that. Live your passion.
When you were doing your preambles before your number one pick, I had a feeling that it would either be “Cherry Pie” or “More Than Words” by Extreme. I’m glad you left Extreme off the list cause it’s one of my guilty pleasures.
More Than Words was Extreme’s Cherry Pie. They weren’t thrilled that was their hit. Pornografitti was a damn good album. I have the same feeling for it as I do for Love Is A Battlefield. Hate the song but I love the album it’s on.
@@sm1else Extreme came around on More Than Words, Warrant didnt for Cherry Pie.
I turned 12 in 1990.
I hated most of the new music. That was when I started looking at older music from the ‘60s and ‘70s.
Wasn't expecting how... nasty that last one was. I'm more or less used to songs about sex, so that part wasn't bothering me aside from the questionable places the act was happening in. But then Crash started to describe why the song was called Cherry Pie. Yikes.
That Strong Bad comment had me laughing out loud and I didn't even realize it. Good job, my friend, and good video! Also, as a big AFI fan, yay for having the Sing the Sorrow cover on your backdrop. And, Great Job! for all the Tim & Eric references.
I got an idea: The Worst Rock Hits of 1997, or maybe The Best Rock Hits of 1997.
That would actually be a pretty cool idea, plus the rock charts weren't affected by the "airplay single" rule at the time
I'm not a Cherry Pie defender, but it do find it funny that you're declaring the hideousness of the period sex imagery while wearing a RHCP pin. Purple Stain at least MEANT to do it, I guess.
There is a pretty fun film from 2012 called Vinyl that is based on the comeback of the Alarm in the early 2000s.. well worth checking out.
So happy to see you mention The Alarm. I enjoyed them immensely.
Alternative had already been making its way in since at least '87 when REM, Cure, New Order had their first big hits. 1990, aside from Depeche Mode (though they're only borderline rock), Faith No More and Jane's Addiction was a bit of a slight lull before the big shift of 1991.
15:00 I figured out whats going on with this "Yeeeeeeaaaaaa!?"
They were in the lead singers mom's basement starting a recording. The mom yelled the singers name and he replied "YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAA!?" It sounded kind of funny on the tape so they decided to keep it.
I found your channel through ARTV, your highly underrated.
Same! Shout out to ARTV and Jon from the neighborhood! 👊
@@blackphillip8486 Fuck yea!!!
*the first images of Denimcore Kiss appear on my laptop screen*
*The room suddenly gets colder*
Thanks Crash, I now know what NOT to take to a Christmas Potluck at work.
Just found your channel now. Glad i did, really enjoyed the video, looking forward to more
If anything has come close to replacing rock in terms of mainstream popularity, it's definitely hip hop, or at least this current wave of hip hop. I can throw a rock anywhere on my college campus and hit someone who's bumping to whatever fifteen-minutes-of-fame rapper that the trap scene has shat out.
Ok boomer
I watched the whole damn video and jesus christ I almost pissed myself 😂😂😂😂😂! Awesome content, bro! Subscribed
You make it sound like little feat is the ONLY musick reference In jojo
ingi I don’t think he knows lmao
41:48 bro's face at this frame looks like an annoyed mr incredible lmao
Best non makeup kiss song is... Unholy
No one change my mind
Charles Baker it’s one of my favorite kiss songs
Best non makeup album is Revenge
On the topic of great '90s rock and metal releases, people have already brought up Goo, Facelift, Painkiller, Cowboys from Hell and Time's Up, but we also got Fugazi's Repeater, Spacemen 3's Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs To, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' The Good Son, Entombed's Left Hand Path, Ride's Nowhere, Blasphemy's Fallen Angel of Doom...., Pixies' Bossanova, Galaxie 500's This is Our Music, Deicide's self-titled, The Flaming Lips' In a Priest-Driven Ambulance-like, some of these are far from perfect but they're all good at a minimum and some of them are frickin' amazing.
The best thing that cheers me up about this video is seeing Transgender Dysphoria Blues on your wall
Absolutely love this video! totally subscribed.
Dag dude, I feel there’s some irony in an intro dunking on “edgelords” made by a dude in a denim vest with buttons and what-not over a Misfits shirt.
It's not the clothes that make an edge lord, it's the attitude
SonofSethoitae - Lol! Fair enough.
I wasn't aware that demon vests, buttons and Misfits shirts were considered edgy.
The Hooters weren't one-hit wonders though, And We Danced and All You Zombies were decently big pop hits in the mid 80s
“Yeah!”
🤨
“Yeah!”
🙄
“Yeah!”
😤
“Yes, Daddy!”
😆
I only know about two of these songs because they were featured on some of those really bad VH1 top 100 lists from back in the day.
Actually, here's a good idea for a future livestream: doing a rundown of VH1's Top 100 Hard Rock Songs. There are some pretty questionable picks and placements on there (especially in the bottom rungs), and watching a bunch of rock stars and comedians trying to talk up some of the more forgettable candidates would be adorable if it wasn't so embarrassing.
Ah, memories
1990 was a black hole for music, sandwiched between a decent year and one of the biggest years for music ever. At least They Might Be Giants made it through that year with a masterpiece!
Satellite Squirrel IT’S A BRAND NEW RECORD FROM 1990
“And then all of a sudden, the album’s called 'Cherry Pie,' the record’s called
'Cherry Pie,' I’m doing cherry pie eating contests, the single’s 'Cherry Pie' - right?
If I’m lying, I’m dying. And my legacy is 'Cherry Pie,' everything about me is 'Cherry Pie,' I’m the 'Cherry Pie' guy. I could shoot myself in the %#$@ing head for writing that song.” - Jani Lane of Warrant, on Cherry Pie.
A couple years later, he checked himself into a San Fernando Valley Comfort Inn and drank himself to death.
Cherry Pie killed him.
That interview is really upsetting… you can see the sadness in his eyes. I don’t blame him; Warrant really were trying something on the record Cherry Pie, but it got forced into a mold
I almost pissed myself laughing about halfway into #1.
1:04:24 This must have been an interesting store visit for you
Hair Metal didn’t just die: it was murdered.
Never forget.
It was jumped by a whole gang of 12 foot tall meat men
Cherry pie literally ruined the singer of warrant’s life
Context?
TrippWraze he wrote it as a joke because the record company wanted a “Love in an Elevator type song” and it became his entire Identity pretty much. He also said in an interview “I could kill myself for writing that song”
@@ThesharkStrangler damn
Fun Fact: he crashed on my parent's couch about 5 years before I was born. He was their friend
I can’t wait to watch this!
OPEN THE CURTAINS, SINGING BIRDS, TELL ME TEAR THE BUILDINGS DOWN
Never saw a guy so freaked about period sex, TBH.
I know, right? But that being said I personally wouldn't go writing a song about it. Well......Wolf Moon is my favorite Type O Negative song so maybe I'm wrong, lol.
Right?!
Will Grover wolf moon is a great song! It makes period sex seem very enticing lmao
Rally's seasoned fries were bomb. Been years since I had them but back in the day that was my jam.
1:02:36
I can't not burst into laughter when Crash looks at the camera like that...